Where are we with hiring?
We continue to interview and hire new pilots. As of this writing, our Recruiting team is expected to hire/recall more than 1,300 pilots between now and April 2016. To date, we've welcomed 572 new pilots to our United family. Of these, 142 have come from the military and 430 are civilian pilots (mostly from regional carriers, but also from corporate/cargo/charters, etc.). With nearly 12,000 applications currently on file, our applicant pool is very experienced. Successful candidates are getting bids on the 737 and A320. I will continue to provide an update on our hiring efforts on a regular basis.
Curious How many are still guard reserve. Seems like not many guard reserve guys getting the UAL call. What's up with that? I actually only know one person